Sunday, January 1, 2012

NHL power rankings for start of January

By Rick Morris

NOTE: Mid-December rankings in parentheses.

TOP TIER

1 New York Rangers (6)

2 Boston (8)

3 Chicago (3)

4 Vancouver (11)

5 Philadelphia (12)

6 Minnesota (1)

7 Detroit (10)

8 St. Louis (9)

9 Pittsburgh (2)

10 Florida (5)

11 Nashville (21)

12 New Jersey (18)

13 Dallas (13)

14 San Jose (14)

15 Los Angeles (16)

16 Winnipeg (24)

17 Toronto (4)

18 Washington (19)

19 Colorado (26)

20 Ottawa (17)

21 Calgary (25)

22 Phoenix (7)

SECOND TIER

23 Buffalo (15)

24 Tampa Bay (22)

25 Montreal (23)

26 Edmonton (20)

27 Carolina (27)

28 New York Islanders (28)

THIRD TIER

29 Anaheim (29)

30 Columbus (30)

BIGGEST RISERS: Nashville (10 spots), Winnipeg (8 spots), Colorado, Philadelphia and Vancouver (7 spots), Boston and New Jersey (6 spots), New York Rangers (5 spots), Calgary (4 spots), Detroit (3 spots)

BIGGEST FALLERS: Phoenix (15 spots), Toronto (13 spots), Buffalo (8 spots), Pittsburgh (7 spots), Edmonton (6 spots), Florida and Minnesota (5 spots), Ottawa (3 spots)

RANKINGS BY DIVISION – 1 POINT PER RANKING SPOT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TEAM, LOWEST SCORE IS BEST

1 ATLANTIC 55

2 CENTRAL 59

3 NORTHWEST 76

4 PACIFIC 83

5 NORTHEAST 87

6 SOUTHEAST 95

RANKINGS BY CONFERENCE

1 WEST 218

2 EAST 237

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